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Police Finally Re-Arrest Suspect Accused of Fatally Stabbing Chicago Man After Yelling Gay Slur: VIDEO<\/b><\/p>\n

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Kenneth Paterimos, left, and Thomas Tansey<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Chicago police have finally re-arrested a Marine veteran accused of fatally stabbing a bisexual man with a box-cutter after shouting a homophobic slur<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Thomas Tansey, 30, is charged with first-degree murder in the Feb. 21 stabbing of Kenneth Paterimos, a 23-year-old barista who identified as bisexual<\/a>, at Richard’s Bar on the city’s west side. Watch a report from CBS 2: <\/p>\n

Tansey, who appeared intoxicated, reportedly was kicked out of the bar after he shouted the slur at Paterimos and got into an altercation with him. When Paterimos left the bar a few minutes later, Tansey stabbed him in the head, chest, arm, collarbone and ear. <\/p>\n

After Paterimos returned to the bar and collapsed in a pool of blood, his brother chased down and tackled Tansey, restraining the suspect until police arrived. Tansey was arrested, but authorities inexplicably released him a few days later after he claimed self-defense. <\/p>\n

Late last week, amid outrage from Paterimos’ family, a judge issued a murder warrant for Tansey’s arrest, and he was taken into custody Wednesday — nearly two weeks after the killing. Tansey was scheduled to appear in court for a bond hearing today. <\/p>\n

The Chicago Tribune<\/a><\/em> reports that Tansey served in Afghanistan, and rose to the rank of Marine corporal before being discharged in 2013. He previously was charged with battery and unlawful use of a weapon following a road-rage incident in the Chicago suburbs in 2016. Tansey also has a history of erratic behavior, including harassing University of Illinois-Chicago students in his neighborhood, according to BlockClubChicago.org<\/a>. <\/p>\n

On Tuesday, hundreds of Paterimos’ family members and supporters gathered outside Richard’s Bar to demand justice in the case. Watch a report on the protest below. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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